Posts about Home Rule

Gray, Norton mixing messages?: The Mayor had framed DC's objections to the budget deal as a fight home rule, but after appearing on national press in front of Planned Parenthood, he may risk making abortion the central issue. (Examiner) ... Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced amendments to the funding bill to remove DC riders, pleading for autonomy, but later appeared with Gray at Planned Parenthood. (TBD) (Comment)

And...: Jonetta Rose Barras calls Congress the "District's state legislature." A legislature filled with people not from the state. (Examiner) ... Ever noticed the large old building on Pennsylvania Ave SE and wondered what it used to be? ... A Post reader has some sound advice for those who complain about parking meter rates and hours. (Michael P) (Comment)

Sulaimon wants Congress involved: Sulaimon Brown hates Vincent Gray so much, he's trying to get Congress involved in local DC affairs. Next, he'll ask Britain to take the US back as colonies? (Post) (Comment)

Norton wants elected DC DA: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a bill to allow Washingtonians to elect a District Attorney. Currently, the federal US Attorney's office handles almost all local prosecution. (WUSA) (Comment)

Home rule history has its ironies: In the 1960s, Republicans proposed creating a "governor" and "legislature" for DC, but it was local Democrats who pushed for a "mayor" and "city council" instead. (DeBonis) (Comment)

And...: Eleanor Holmes Norton sounds a warning that the GOP plans increasingly to wade into local DC governance issues. (WAMU) ... Sidewalks left uncleared after several days reveal abandoned properties and random parcels of ambiguous government ownership. (TBD) ... James Hartman, Alexandria's City Manager, announced his resignation yesterday but will remain in the position until May 2. (City of Alexandria) (Comment)

Chaffetz wants to rule your life: If Republicans take over Congress, Jason Chaffetz from Utah will run the DC oversight committee in the House. He wants to ensure DC never gets a vote in Congress (but would retrocede it to Maryland) and loves to micromanage city affairs. (City Paper) (Comment)

"Home Rule 2.0"?: Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY) attached language to a spending bill in a budget markup to end Congress's review of the DC budget, which would be a major step forward for home rule. (Post) (Comment)

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